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Fledgling First Nations council aims to be independent of government
More than protests, speeches or individual political victories, change requires...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Oct 2026
Vic Opposition's plan to scrap Treaty branded 'shameful' as Coalition MPs avoid community debate
The Victorian Coalition's plan to rip up Treaty is a "shameful" act, the state's...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Oct 2026
Samoa's main newspaper faces restrictions as press freedom concerns grow
Samoa's daily newspaper is facing severe restrictions on accessing government pr...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Oct 2026
Man charged over child abuse material in West Arnhem township
Northern Territory Police have charged a 29-year-old man in a West Arnhem Townsh...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Oct 2026
16 Indigenous Protected Areas set for six states and territories
The federal government has announced an $11. 31 million investment to support th...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Oct 2026
$12 million water upgrade completed in remote East Arnhem community

A $12 million upgrade to Yirrkala's water supply has been completed, with a second phase worth $17.2 million expected to begin in mid-2027. Phase 1 of the Gove Peninsula Water Supply Upgrade is a proj...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 29, 2026
Kimberley 9s returns to Broome for its biggest year yet

Hundreds of students from across the Kimberley descended on Cable Beach in Broome for the first day of the annual Kimberley 9s carnival this week.

Phoebe Solon Phoebe Solon Oct 29, 2026
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell pleads guilty to attack on Camp Sovereignty

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has pleaded guilty to his role in the attack on Camp Sovereignty last year. Numerous neo-Nazis linked to the National Socialist Network (NSN) — recently classified as a te...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 28, 2026
Complaints to Indigenous affairs department surge by 43 per cent

The federal department for Indigenous Australians recorded a more than 40 per cent rise in complaints over the past year. Data from the National Indigenous Australians Agency's (NIAA) 2025-26 report p...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 28, 2026
Mobile TAFE units to bring training to remote Victorian communities

Two mobile TAFE units will bring vocational training to at least 17 regional and remote communities across Gippsland and north-west Victoria, with the project expected to support 600 learners each yea...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 28, 2026
Will Yup'ik candidate Mary Peltola make history? Alaska race tightens for US Senate

Former congresswoman Mary Peltola faces incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan in a race that could put the first Native woman ever in the upper chamber of the US Congress.

C
Charles Fox Oct 27, 2026
Digital platform puts Aboriginal mothers at the centre of maternity care

An Aboriginal-led digital platform designed to improve maternity care for First Nations women and families has been released following a decade of research and collaboration with Elders, communities a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 27, 2026
UN latest to criticise blocked bills on shackling and child strip-searches

The United Nations has "expressed concern" over the blocking of two bills calling for a ban on the shackling of women during childbirth and the strip-searching of children.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 27, 2026
Mob-led community election debate to take place as Treaty dismantling fears loom

A political debate for mob will be held this week in Melbourne, a month before the hugely consequential Victorian state election. The Community Question Time, hosted by the Victorian Aboriginal Commun...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Continual Closing the Gap concerns in the NT prompt federal funding 'adjustments'

The federal government says it has made "adjustments" to the funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government after the latter acted against the "values" of the Closing the Gap agreement.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
'Extraordinary avoidance of responsibility': Greens leader slams department over shackling

It's an "extraordinary avoidance of responsibility" for the federal Attorney-General's Department to claim that shackling women during childbirth is the responsibility of the Health Department, the Gr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Thorpe accuses One Nation of leaving death threats unmoderated on social media feeds

Pauline Hanson has defended a One Nation cartoon showing independent Senator Lidia Thorpe being run over by a bus, even as politicians from across the political spectrum call for a lowering of tempera...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Victorian watchdog to examine overcrowding and human rights in police cells

The Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO) will examine the management of prisoners held in police cells following reports of people being detained beyond the recommended 14-day limit.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
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